The Duke

    Genre
    Comedy, Drama
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  • Runtime
    95 mins
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  • Rated
    R
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  • Release Date
    2022
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  • Countries
    United Kingdom
  • |
  • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Roger Michell
WRITTEN BY:
Richard Bean, Clive Coleman
CAST INCLUDES:
Jim Broadbent, Fionn Whitehead, Simon Hubbard, Michael Mather, Helen Mirren

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

One of the most heartwarming movies of the year - and rated a near-perfect 97% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes - THE DUKE is a must-see. Jim Broadbent (MOULIN ROUGE!, ANOTHER YEAR) stars as a mid-century Robin Hood, Kempton Bunton, a 60 year old man who managed to steal and hold Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from London's National Gallery for ransom, with only one request: the government must invest more into care for the elderly, based on the beautiful true story. Washington Post calls it: "A sweet package made sweeter by two of England’s finest actors."

SYNOPSIS

THE DUKE is set in 1961 when Kempton Bunton (Jim Broadbent), a 60-year old taxi driver, stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government agreed to provide television for free to the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge – a startling revelation of how a good man set out to change the world and in so doing saved his son and his marriage.

The Duke

    Genre
    Comedy, Drama
  • |
  • Runtime
    95 mins
  • |
  • Rated
    R
  • |
  • Release Date
    2022
  • |
  • Countries
    United Kingdom
  • |
  • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Roger Michell
WRITTEN BY
Richard Bean, Clive Coleman
CAST INCLUDES
Jim Broadbent, Fionn Whitehead, Simon Hubbard, Michael Mather, Helen Mirren
One of the most heartwarming movies of the year - and rated a near-perfect 97% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes - THE DUKE is a must-see. Jim Broadbent (MOULIN ROUGE!, ANOTHER YEAR) stars as a mid-century Robin Hood, Kempton Bunton, a 60 year old man who managed to steal and hold Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from London's National Gallery for ransom, with only one request: the government must invest more into care for the elderly, based on the beautiful true story. Washington Post calls it: "A sweet package made sweeter by two of England’s finest actors."

THE DUKE is set in 1961 when Kempton Bunton (Jim Broadbent), a 60-year old taxi driver, stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government agreed to provide television for free to the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge – a startling revelation of how a good man set out to change the world and in so doing saved his son and his marriage.